Challenge

Wanzbach Sportpark
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Poli Timisoara's Mauro Primeiro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Sascha Kulovitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ovidiu Adrian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 5 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Saelices. 8 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ovidiu Adrian was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiger De Hond in the 10th minute of play. Ovidiu Adrian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bartosz Erland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 37th minute Poli Timisoara were awarded a corner. Horst-Peter Unterberger went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ovidiu Adrian having to make a save. Ovidiu Adrian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Primeiro in the 45th minute of play. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidiu Adrian having to interfere. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Tiger De Hond came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidiu Adrian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agustín Saelices blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ovidiu Adrian having to make a save. After 60 minutes, Mauro Primeiro made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Ecuador's Julio Vera tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Poli Timisoara fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Poli Timisoara's Mauro Primeiro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 73rd minute Mauro Primeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Poli Timisoara's Ovidiu Adrian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Poli Timisoara from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartosz Erland, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Ovidiu Adrian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Sebastián Puig in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute Bartosz Erland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Poli Timisoara were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ecuador for a fine match.